Form I-130 Checklist for Spouse Visa - lovevisalife.com · I-130A, Suplemental Information for...

Completed Not Applicable Forms Notes

□ I-130, Petition for Alien Relative Required

□ I-130A, Suplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary Required

□ □ G-1145, e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance Not required, but highly recommended.

□ □ G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions Only needed if paying USCIS fee by credit card.

□ □ G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited

RepresentativeOnly if you used an attorney or consultant.

Fees Notes

□ $535 by either check, money order or credit cardFor check or money order, make payment to US

Department of Homeland Security. For Credit card,

Use Form G-1450 (See above).Passport Photos Notes

□ Two 2" x 2" passport type photograph of Petitioner. Required

□ Two 2" x 2" passport type photograph of Beneficiary. Required

Cover Letter Notes

□ Cover Letter

Supporting Documents Notes

US Citizen Petitioner's Proof of US Citizenship Just one of these documents is needed.

□ □ US birth certificate

□ □ US Passport Copies of all pages.

□ □ Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)

□ □ Certificate of Naturalization

□ □ Certificate of Citizenship

□ □ Statement from Consular Officer & Passport

If Petitioner is not US Citizen, but a Lawful Permanent Resident

□ □ Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) Front and back.

Proof of Termination of All Marriages (Petitioner and Beneficiary) Whichever document pertains, if applicable

□P □B □P □B Divorce Decree

□P □B □P □B Annulment

□P □B □P □B Death Certificate

Marriage Certificate

□ Marriage Certificate Required

Foreign Country Statistical Record of Marriage If applicable

□ □ Foreign Country Statistical Record of Marriage If applicable

Evidence of Bonafide Marriage Add what you have

□ □ If children born together, then submit child's birth certificate, CRBA

and US passport biopage.If applicable

□ □ Loans in both names (House, Car, etc...) If applicable

□ □ Apartment lease in both names- Submit lease. If applicable

□ □ Joint bank accounts- Bank statement If applicable

□ □ Joint credit cards- Credit card statement If applicable

□ □ Two (2) Third Party Affidavits If none of the above are available.

Translations of Non-English Documents

□ □ Translations of Non-English Documents to EnglishProvide copy of original document, english

translation and translator affidavit.

Photographs

□ Photographs Not required, but highly recommended.

Proof of On-going Relationship Not required, but highly recommended.

□ □ Chat Logs

□ □ Video Screenshots

□ □ emails

□ □ Snail mail letters

□ □ Remittance receipts

Final Checks

□ Did you answer each question on I-130 and I-130A?

□Did you not leave anything blank? You put "N/A" on items that do

not pertain to you and "None" for numerical values of zero.

□ Did you sign and date the I-130?

□ □ Interpreter's contact information and signature page. If applicable

□ □ Preparer's signature If other than the Petitioner.

□ Appropriate Fee is included.

Form I-130 Checklist for Spouse Visa